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| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| A previously rumoured bout between ] and ] will not take place on this card, but may still happen on a UFC card sometime in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmafrenzy.com/12182/renzo-gracie-vs-matt-hughes-off-for-ufc-109-still-likely-for-2010/|title= Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes Off for UFC 109, Still Likely for 2010|publisher=mmafrenzy.com |accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> | A previously rumoured bout between ] and ] will not take place on this card, but may still happen on a UFC card sometime in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmafrenzy.com/12182/renzo-gracie-vs-matt-hughes-off-for-ufc-109-still-likely-for-2010/|title= Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes Off for UFC 109, Still Likely for 2010|publisher=mmafrenzy.com |accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> | ||
| A Middleweight Championship bout between ] and ] was confirmed by UFC President ], <ref name="DanaWhiteInterview">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/16947/silva-vs-akiyama-uncertain-for-ufc-110-st-pierre-vs-hardy-instead.mma |title= Silva vs. Akiyama uncertain for UFC 110; St-Pierre vs. Hardy targeted instead?|publisher=mmajunkie.com |accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref> though it was contingent on Silva's successful recovery from elbow surgery.<ref name="AndersonInterview">{{cite news|url= http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=3446 |title= Anderson: "Recovery not going as planned" |publisher=Fighter's Only Magazine |accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref> Subsequently, the fight was cancelled due to Silva's continued slow healing from surgery. <ref>http://mmajunkie.com/news/17020/anderson-silvas-recovery-slow-not-fighting-vitor-belfort-at-ufc-109.mma</ref> | |||
| ==Announced Matchups== | ==Announced Matchups== | ||
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| UFC 109 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 6, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 109 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
A previously rumoured bout between Renzo Gracie and Matt Hughes will not take place on this card, but may still happen on a UFC card sometime in 2010.
A Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort was confirmed by UFC President Dana White, though it was contingent on Silva's successful recovery from elbow surgery. Subsequently, the fight was cancelled due to Silva's continued slow healing from surgery.
Announced Matchups
These matches have been reported as finalized by reliable sources but have not yet been added to the official card on UFC.com
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture - Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs.
Paulo Thiago - Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
- Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
- Heavyweight bout: Rolles Gracie vs.
Mostapha Al Turk - Lightweight bout: Ronnys Torres vs. Melvin Guillard
- Lightweight bout: Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
References
- . mmajunkie.com http://mmajunkie.com/news/16660/ufc-109-at-mandalay-bay-wec-45-at-the-palms-could-be-finalized-next-week.mma. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Text "UFC 109 at Mandalay Bay" ignored (help) - "Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes Off for UFC 109, Still Likely for 2010". mmafrenzy.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- "Silva vs. Akiyama uncertain for UFC 110; St-Pierre vs. Hardy targeted instead?". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- "Anderson: "Recovery not going as planned"". Fighter's Only Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- http://mmajunkie.com/news/17020/anderson-silvas-recovery-slow-not-fighting-vitor-belfort-at-ufc-109.mma
- http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10110&zoneid=13
- "Matt Serra and Frank Trigg set for February's UFC 109 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- {{cite news|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10130&zoneid=2
- http://mmajunkie.com/news/16938/nate-marquardt-vs-chael-sonnen-middleweight-bout-set-for-ufc-109-not-ufc-110.mma
- http://mmafrenzy.com/11881/demian-maia-vs-dan-miller-set-for-ufc-109-in-february/
- "Rolles Gracie headed to UFC, meets Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 109". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- http://www.tatame.com/2009/10/24/UFC-109--Ronnys-Torres-vs.-Melvin-Guillard
- {{cite news|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9882&zoneid=13%7Ctitle= ROB EMERSON VS. PHILLIPE NOVER AT UFC 109
